Category: Worship

Dear brothers and sisters,

As of April 17, further restrictions have been enforced under the already established the “state of emergency” to control the spread of COVID-19.

Worship services will continue to be held regularly with of only 10 people in the chapel, mandatory maintenance of a distance of 2m and wearing face masks (more details here: https://www.york.ca/wps/portal/yorkhome/health/yr/covid-19/publichealthsafetymeasures/), per the following schedule:

• April 18 – Fifth Sunday of Lent, St. Mary of Egypt: Divine Liturgy at 10 am
• April 24 – Lazarus Saturday: Divine Liturgy at 10 am
  • Vespers – Vrbica at 6 pm
• April 25 – Entrance of Our Lord Jesus Christ into Jerusalem – Palm Sunday: Divine Liturgy at 8:30 am and 10 am
• April 29 – Great and Holy Thursday: Divine Liturgy at 10 am
  • Vespers and Reading of the 12 Gospels at 7 pm
• April 30 – Great and Holy Friday: Royal Hours at 9 pm
  • The Deposition from the Cross and Lamentation at the Tomb at 6 pm
• May 1 – Great and Holy Saturday: Divine Liturgy at 10 am
• May 2 – Resurrection of of our Lord Jesus Christ – Pascha: Easter Matins at midnight, followed by the Divine Liturgy
• May 2 – Resurrection of of our Lord Jesus Christ – Pascha: Divine Liturgy at 10 am
• May 3 – Resurrection Monday: Divine Liturgy at 10 am
• May 4 – Resurrection Tuesday: Divine Liturgy at 10 am
• May 6 – Holy Greatmartyr George: Divine Liturgy at 10 am
  • Cutting of the Slava Kolač before and after the Divine Liturgy

We remind you that all parishioners who want to attend one of the services or cut their Slava Kolač must contact Aleksandar Cvijetinović in advance by email at sashacvijetinovic@gmail.com or text message at 416-993-0647 to be added to the schedule so that the prescribed maximum number of people in the chapel can be maintained. We kindly request that in case of a change in plans that you please contact Aleksandar in time so that others would be allowed to attend the worship service.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

– Governing Board of St. Archangel Gabriel Parish in Richmond Hill

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

On March 6 is Memorial Saturday that our Holy Church dedicates to the commemoration of our family members and friends who have departed this life. That day at 10AM we will serve a General Memory service (parastos) when names of all our departed family members and friends are read out and commemorated.

To ensure that we do not exceed the quota of 30% of the capacity of the chapel, we ask parishioners who want to attend worship services to contact Aleksandar Cvijetinović in advance by email at sashacvijetinovic@gmail.com or text message at 416-993-0647 to be added to the schedule. We kindly request that in case of a change in plans that you please contact Aleksandar in time so that others would be allowed to attend the worship service.

At the chapel a maintenance of a distance of 2m and wearing face masks is, of course, still mandatory (more details here: https://www.york.ca/wps/portal/yorkhome/health/yr/covid-19/publichealthsafetymeasures/ and https://www.york.ca/wps/portal/yorkhome/health/yr/covid-19/mandatoryuseoffacemasksandcoverings/).

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

– Governing Board of St. Archangel Gabriel Parish in Richmond Hill

Dear brothers and sisters,

Due to the restrictive measures to control the spread of COVID-19, worship services will be held with a limit of only 10 people in the chapel, mandatory maintenance of a physical distance of 2m and wearing of face masks (more details here: https://www.york.ca/wps/portal/yorkhome/health/yr/covid-19/publichealthsafetymeasures/).

Thus we remind you that all parishioners who want to attend one of the services must contact Aleksandar Cvijetinović in advance by email at sashacvijetinovic@gmail.com to be added to the schedule so that the prescribed maximum number of people in the chapel can be maintained. We kindly request that in case of a change in plans that you please contact Aleksandar in time so that others would be allowed to attend the worship service.

The schedule of services for the upcoming feast-days:

2. Jan. 2021, Saturday, St. Ignatius the God-Bearer: Chapel will be open for celebrants from 9AM to 11AM

3. Jan. Sunday – Fathers’ Day: Divine Liturgy at 8:30AM and at 10:00AM

6. Jan. Wednesday, Christmas Eve DAy: Divine Liturgy at 10:00AM

6. Jan. Christmas Eve: Vespers and blessing of the Badnjak (Yule log)* at 6PM

7. Jan. Christmas (first day) Divine Liturgy at 5AM and at 10:00AM

8. Jan. Christmas (second day) Divine Liturgy at 10:00AM

9. Jan. Christmas (third day) Divine Liturgy at 10:00AM

10. Jan. Sunday : Divine Liturgy at 8:30AM and at 10:00AM

14. Jan. St. Basil’s day: Divine Liturgy at 10:00AM

17. Jan. Sunday: Divine Liturgy at 8:30AM and at 10:00AM

18. Jan. Eve of the Theophany: Divine Liturgy and blessing of water* at 10:00AM

19. Jan. Theophany: Divine Liturgy and blessing of water* at 10:00AM

20. Jan. St. John the Baptist’s day: Divine Liturgy at 10:00AM

24. Jan. Sunday : Divine Liturgy at 8:30AM and at 10:00AM

27. Jan. St. Sava’s day: Divine Liturgy at 10:00AM

31. Jan. Sunday : Divine Liturgy at 8:30AM and at 10:00AM

 * You will be informed in time about the distribution of the consecrated Badnjak branches and Epiphany Water!

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

–  Governing Board of St. Archangel Gabriel Parish in Richmond Hill

Dear Parishioners,

On Sunday, September 20, 2020, following the Holy Liturgy we will pray for all the students of our Parish for the start of the new Academic Year.

Additionally, our Sunday School lessons for the youngest (junior and middle school aged) group will resume again, taking place every Sunday following the Agape at our Parish, with the necessary precautions: all participants will wear masks and keep the prescribed distance of 6ft.

The lessons will be in Serbian and per need in English too: all children are welcome and no one will be left out for simply not knowing Serbian well enough.

You will be updated later on the expected schedule of Spiritual Conversations for Teenagers and Adults.

– Governing Board of St. Archangel Gabriel Parish in Richmond Hill

Date (Old Style)	Time	Service
Jan 5 (Dec 23)	10AM	Divine Liturgy (Fathers day)
Jan 6 (Dec 24)	10AM	Christmas Eve – Divine Liturgy
Jan 6 (Dec 24)	6PM	Vespers with bringing in the Badnjak
Jan 6 (Dec 24)	7PM	Lightning of the Badnjak, followed by dinner with šumadian tea
Jan 7 (Dec 25)	10AM	Nativity of Jesus Christ: Christmas – Divine Liturgy
Jan 8 (Dec 26)	10AM	Synaxis of the Most Holy Theotokos – Divine Liturgy
Jan 9 (Dec 27)	10AM	Holy Protomartyr Archdeacon Stephen – Divine Liturgy
Jan 11 (Dec 29)	7PM	New Years Party
Jan 12 (Dec 30)	10AM	Divine Liturgy
Jan 14 (Jan 1)	10AM	Circumcision of Our Lord, St. Basil the Great (New Year) – Divine Liturgy
Jan 18 (Jan 5)	10AM	Feast of the Holy Cross – Divine Liturgy with the blessing of the water
Jan 19 (Jan 6)	10AM	Theophany – Divine Liturgy with the great blessing of the water
Jan 20 (Jan 7)	10AM	Synaxis of Saint John the Baptist – Divine Liturgy
Jan 26 (Jan 13)	10AM	Divine Liturgy
Jan 26 (Jan 13)	12PM	Sunday School Show in honour of St. Sava
Jan 27 (Jan 14)	10AM	St. Sava – Divine Liturgy